Sioux flock to see 'sacred' white buffalo

Thousands of people came from miles around to see and honour a legend in the flesh – the white buffalo born in a thunderstorm on a north east Texas ranch.

The rare white buffalo calf, regarded as sacred by Lakota Sioux tradition, was honoured with Native American prayers, religious songs and the solemn smoking of a pipe in a special naming and dedication ceremony at the Lakota Ranch in Greenville, north east of Dallas.